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Committee appointed to draft Articles of Confederation
Congress appoints a committee chaired by John Dickinson to draft the plan of confederation. -
Declares Independance
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is published to the world. -
Draft of the articles submitted to congress
The first draft of the Articles of Confederation was presented to the Continental Congress. -
Congress completes the Articles of Confederation
The final version of the Articles of Confederation is adopted by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification. -
Eight of the thirteen states officially ratify the Articles
The second engrossed copy of the Articles was signed and ratified by the delegates from eight states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. -
North Carolina ratifies the Articles Of Confederation
North Carolina delegates signed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. -
Georgia ratifies the Articles Of Confederation
Georgia delegates signed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation -
Finally ratified by all 13 states
Maryland delegates signed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. The Articles were finally ratified by all thirteen states. -
First meeting of the Constitutional Convention
Delegates from all states except Rhode Island meet in Philadelphia for the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. -
Northwest Ordinance
This serves as a revision of the earlier ordinance and establishes, amongst other things, that slavery is prohibited from the new region. -
Draft of constitution submitted to the states
The Constitutional Convention sends its draft of the U.S. Constitution to the states for ratification. -
The U.S. Constitution is ratified
When New Hampshire becomes the 9th of the 13 states to ratify it, the Constitution becomes the law of the land.
